Chapter 107 Dreaming of the Broken Swords
Chapter 107: Dreaming of the Broken Swords (Part )
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[You: (Thinking for a moment, then deciding to go home) Forget it, let’s go back to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow.]
[You: (mumbling) I’m really too sleepy today, I don’t even want to stand any longer… I’m the best at sleeping… Besides, the security system in the cultural relic restoration room is good, nothing can get in here, right?]
[You: That strange noise just now was probably just something small falling from the wall in the repair area... probably. Anyway, I need to go to sleep!]
You were so sleepy that you could hardly open your eyes, so you hummed as you walked back to the lounge and dived into your makeshift bed. You turned off the bedside lamp and took out the soundproofing earplugs that were under the mattress.
In order to avoid being disturbed during your rest, you have made full preparations this time. The Han Jin spirit, who originally wanted to lead you over, saw this and did not want to disturb you anymore, so he could only wait anxiously by the side.
(Please check the favorability of the Hanjin Spirit in your hand. If the favorability is ≥20, jump down to branch A; if the favorability is less than 20, please jump to ending five.)
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Branch 2:
[You: (mumbling in dissatisfaction and rummaging for the earplugs you had put under the cushion) This is so annoying.]
You were annoyed by the strange call, but the day and night work in the first half month and the three days of staying up all night had completely drained your original energy.
You don't want to pay attention to the hateful thief who rashly disturbed your sleep, so you take out the noise-isolating earplugs you put under the cushion before, put them on, and have a beautiful second dream.
The Han Jin spirit, who had previously wanted to attract your attention in this way, was extremely helpless when seeing this, and tried several times to wake you up a second time.
But the earplugs you bought have too good a soundproofing effect, and no matter how the Han Jin spirit calls you, you remain unmoved. In addition, as a cultural relic that has become a spirit, he cannot hurt mortals, so he can only wait on the side with his hands hanging down.
(Please check the favorability of the Hanjin Spirit in your hand. If the favorability is ≥20, jump down to branch A; if the favorability is less than 20, please jump to ending five.)
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You fell asleep peacefully again and had a good sleep. When you opened your eyes again, it was already dusk outside the window.
You sat up with a yawn and removed the noise-canceling earplugs from your ears.
You slept so comfortably and relaxedly that you could not tell for a moment whether it was just getting dark or you had slept through a full night and day.
After a little hesitation, you suddenly heard a very light cough behind you.
With a shudder, you turned around suddenly as if someone stepped on your tail, only to see a young man of eight feet tall and handsome appearance, wearing a dark Han-style robe with colorful bird and animal patterns, standing in the corner of the room.
——The pattern on his clothes seems familiar to you. At first glance, it resembles the pattern on the five-color brocade of the Han Dynasty with the inscription "Five Stars Rising from the East, Bringing Good Luck to China".
[You: (thinking secretly) ... Damn, when did this guy walk in? How long has he been standing here? Is there such a person in our museum?]
[You: (Continue to daydream) Is it... a relative of the curator? A newly hired restorer? A cosplayer who anthropomorphizes cultural relics?]
[You: (Your mind gets more and more confused) But I haven’t heard that the museum is hiring new people recently… I haven’t heard that there are any comic exhibitions or museum exhibitions nearby… And where are the doormen? Where are the security guards? How could such a big person get in without anyone taking care of him?]
When you suddenly see a stranger, your brain goes blank, and your brain, which was not very clear to begin with, becomes even more confused.
While you were in a daze, the young man opposite you was the first to speak. You saw him take a step forward and bow to you respectfully.
[Young man: (slightly lowering his eyebrows) My name is Jinchen, and I am the spirit born from this fragment of Han brocade.]
The young man introduced himself in this way, his words were very literary, totally unlike the various "trendy young people" you have met before.
In order to make you believe that he was the spirit born from the Han brocade, the young man even showed you his original form on the spot and then changed back again.
(You are frightened by Jinchen's actions, and your mind becomes clear instantly, and you continue to return to the main storyline.)
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Branch three:
[You: (Struggling to get up despite being sleepy, yawning) So sleepy...]
[You: (Putting on clothes and shoes) But, those who can come to the restoration room now are all our people - I have been calling them for so long, I wonder if they really have encountered some unsolvable problems... I should get up and take a look, so as not to delay the work.]
You forced yourself to get off the ground despite being exhausted. Actually, you had no intention of caring about it, but the sound lasted for too long. You thought that the only people who could come to the repair room at this time were your unlucky colleagues, and you were worried that someone really had a problem. For the sake of the overall situation, you still forced yourself to get up.
After simply packing your clothes and making sure you look presentable enough to go out and meet people, you roughly follow the direction from which the shouting came and slowly move to the restoration area. At sunset, the restoration area is dim, and you rub your eyes and turn on the light, only to find that the house is still empty.
[You: (blinking in confusion) Huh? There's no one here.]
[You: I just heard it... was it hallucination?]
You are confused and puzzled. After some thought, you just think there is something wrong with your ears and pretend to go back to sleep.
Unexpectedly, just as you turned around and were about to go home, a dazzling light suddenly burst out from the fragment of Han brocade placed in the glass box on the workbench behind you.
You turned your head back in the direction of the light, and saw a handsome young man with an ancient charm, wearing a dark-bottomed robe with five-colored bird and animal patterns, appear out of thin air beside the workbench.
[Young man: (curts off) My name is Jinchen, and I am the spirit born from this broken piece of silk. I am sorry to have disturbed your sleep today, but I was forced to do so by the circumstances. I hope you will forgive me.]
(You are still half asleep and your brain is unable to react for a moment, so you just stand there in a daze and continue to return to the main storyline.)
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〈Ending 5: Being abandoned by Han Jin Spirit because of sleeping too deeply〉
〈Because of the low favorability and you were sleeping so soundly, Han Jin's spirit Jin Chen waited for a long time but you didn't wake up. Finally, he completely lost his patience and decided to ask someone else for help. So he gave up decisively and disappeared on the spot with his real body, leaving you with only a fake Han Jin created by magic.
After waking up, you find that the fragment of Han brocade seems to be a little different from before, but you can't tell what's wrong.
After repeated consideration without success, he decided to continue researching restoration methods for the fake cultural relic.
However, this piece of brocade imitated by magic can only exist for half a month. After half a month, before you can figure out a way to repair the brocade, it will have been oxidized and shattered into a pool of residue.
You were devastated and never dared to touch fabric repair again. 〉
〈Ending: Missed Opportunity〉
〈Achievement Obtained: Overslept?〉
〈Title Obtained: Daytime Sleeping Fairy〉
[I killed myself right after entering the main storyline. Please ask the restorer to start over! 】
There are more and more pits.